Ahh yisss ... this, along with the last volume, is what I have been waiting for. Bleach, Volume 35: Higher Than the Moon makes it allllllllll worth the wait! The Soul Reaper dynamic is what makes this series so freakin' addictive. They should never disappear from the action.

At the start of this volume, Mayuri's battle with Szayelaporro comes to an end. Surprisingly, I didn't find Mayuri as annoying as I had previously. He even provided some pretty funny moments14 December 2012

Rating: * * * * 1/2

Ahh yisss ... this, along with the last volume, is what I have been waiting for. Bleach, Volume 35: Higher Than the Moon makes it allllllllll worth the wait! The Soul Reaper dynamic is what makes this series so freakin' addictive. They should never disappear from the action.

At the start of this volume, Mayuri's battle with Szayelaporro comes to an end. Surprisingly, I didn't find Mayuri as annoying as I had previously. He even provided some pretty funny moments. He still isn't one of my favorites, but he's slowly growing on me ... like a fungus.

Aside from the cliffhanger ending, the last moment with Ulquiorra had me so excited. His quiet strength reminds me a lot of Byakuya.

And if that wasn't enough to stop your heart while you wait for the next book, the preview for the next volume looks AH-mazing!["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>...more

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it,
click here.Yes! Everything is finally coming together and Aizen is about to put his maniacal plan into action. Our battles between captains and Espadas are all wrapped up, leaving the Captains in the lead. A couple things I wanted to point out, is you'd think that Szayelaporro would be able to just move a side and easily kill Kurotsuchi with his new 'super powers' that he injected him with, but yet he just begs in his mind for his opponent to kill him all ready. :/WHAT IN THE WORLD DID KUROTSUCHI DO TO HISYes! Everything is finally coming together and Aizen is about to put his maniacal plan into action. Our battles between captains and Espadas are all wrapped up, leaving the Captains in the lead. A couple things I wanted to point out, is you'd think that Szayelaporro would be able to just move a side and easily kill Kurotsuchi with his new 'super powers' that he injected him with, but yet he just begs in his mind for his opponent to kill him all ready. :/WHAT IN THE WORLD DID KUROTSUCHI DO TO HIS DAUGHTER???? Okay don't answer that.Zaraki was somehow able to get cut in this volume, but when he fought Ichigo he said no one had been able to cut him. Darn. They had Orihime right there, and then she got kidnapped back. I seriously thought that Aizen was going to make one of those creepy evil guy moves where he would have kissed her, but thank God he didn't.A huge battle is about to be engaged, but of course it's left on a cliffhanger.When you think about it, where is the 2nd and 1st Espada's? And why does Ulquiorra, the 4th Espada get to be incharge?If Nel was thrown out for so long, wouldn't Ulquiorra and all the others move up a rank? It seems strange that they would let her keep her rank. Ulquiorra was able to get out of Grimmjow's trap, but yet he didn't go back there for punishing them. He can stay very calm surprisingly.WHY DOES IT SAY CONTINUED IN BLEACH...? There has to be another volume!! ACK!!...more

I didnt know this book was in the U.S. (yes i'm a little slow sometimes. who isn't :/) and when I saw it I freaked out! I read the whole thing in the store like a freak. Thats the problem with this series. There are no fans... just superfans <3 =D

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it,
click here.Hwoah- its happening!! Aizen in entering Karakura Town to destroy it and create the Ôken...even though all of the inhabitants of Karakura town have been put to sleep and moved to the outskirts of the Rukongai. And we finally find out why Orihime was kidnapped- he wanted to lure Ichigo and his friends, along with a few Soul Reapers to Hueco Mundo and confine them there. They are officially trapped in this wasteland while all of the other Soul Reapers are in Karakura Town to defend it...maybe nowHwoah- its happening!! Aizen in entering Karakura Town to destroy it and create the Ôken...even though all of the inhabitants of Karakura town have been put to sleep and moved to the outskirts of the Rukongai. And we finally find out why Orihime was kidnapped- he wanted to lure Ichigo and his friends, along with a few Soul Reapers to Hueco Mundo and confine them there. They are officially trapped in this wasteland while all of the other Soul Reapers are in Karakura Town to defend it...maybe now we will get to see Ichigo's dad kick some butt!!

The first part of this volume was Kenpachi's battle with Nnoitora. It is quite a long battle, with many different twists and turns (even a few funny moments). It ends with Orihime being captured and taked back to Las Noches...and while Aizen in creating his war, Las Noches is in the hands of Ulquiorra. When Ichigo finds out about this, he heads off to go fight.

Hwoah- such an intense cliffhanger...we've had some good ones in the past, but this could be the most intense yet. Gosh, I need to start slowing down with these because there aren't that many left (especially at the rate that I read them).

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it,
click here.Ah, Szayel Aporro Grantz. The Mayuri of Hueco Mundo. Naturally, the two of them were destined to rumble to the death in the sands of the world of Espada. It’s a shame that his time in this volume is so devastatingly short. Meanwhile, poor Renji and Ishida are forced to only watch, too creeped out by Mayuri to lend a hand. While they duke it out scientist to scientist, Kenpachi and Nnoitora are also battling it out while Yachiru, Orihime, and Ichigo stand on the sidelines. Like the other duelingAh, Szayel Aporro Grantz. The Mayuri of Hueco Mundo. Naturally, the two of them were destined to rumble to the death in the sands of the world of Espada. It’s a shame that his time in this volume is so devastatingly short. Meanwhile, poor Renji and Ishida are forced to only watch, too creeped out by Mayuri to lend a hand. While they duke it out scientist to scientist, Kenpachi and Nnoitora are also battling it out while Yachiru, Orihime, and Ichigo stand on the sidelines. Like the other dueling pair, Nnoitora and Kenpachi seem well-matched - so much that Kenpachi is forced to shed his eye patch, thus releasing the seal on his energy and making him much stronger than before.

Bleach was definitely very interesting to read and different to what I usually read. I enjoyed the whole soul reaper concept and how we find out more and more about the main character as the story goes on.

It's a fast read and is easy to understand but gets progressively more difficult to follow parts of the story due to there being so many different characters that can be qualified as important in the progression of the story.

I would recommend it for the story line and the graphics but I do feelBleach was definitely very interesting to read and different to what I usually read. I enjoyed the whole soul reaper concept and how we find out more and more about the main character as the story goes on.

It's a fast read and is easy to understand but gets progressively more difficult to follow parts of the story due to there being so many different characters that can be qualified as important in the progression of the story.

I would recommend it for the story line and the graphics but I do feel like there are a certain amount of plot holes or at least not detailed out enough parts. I give the series 3 stars, the beginning possibly deserving 4 stars and slowly falling to 3 stars....more

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it,
click here.All volume 35 is 98% battle scenes which you can flip through so fast they nearly move because there is no dialogue other than ridiculous masculine posturing and then in the last few pages we finally learn why Aizen took Orihime (though it’s not clear exactly what her purpose was). Aizen has his plans but somehow the Soul Society guessed them and are ready to stop him on Earth in what will surely be another volume of battle scenes and three seconds of plot. If this didn’t take me less then fifteAll volume 35 is 98% battle scenes which you can flip through so fast they nearly move because there is no dialogue other than ridiculous masculine posturing and then in the last few pages we finally learn why Aizen took Orihime (though it’s not clear exactly what her purpose was). Aizen has his plans but somehow the Soul Society guessed them and are ready to stop him on Earth in what will surely be another volume of battle scenes and three seconds of plot. If this didn’t take me less then fifteen minutes to read, I would have given up long ago....more

Ah, Ken is back and all is right with the world. While this volume does both feature the resolution of Captain Kurotsuchi's fight and begins Aizen's latest maneuver to do.. well.. something.., it is dominated by the battle of Noitora versus Ken with most of our regular cast relegated to the sidelines as observers.

Four of the remaining Gotei 13 Captain were sent to Hueco Mundo as reinforcement. Kenpachi-sama was helping Ichigo fighting Nnoitara. But meanwhile, Aizen is planning another scene to conquer Soul Society.

The son of a town council member in Fuchu, Aki District, Hiroshima. He never took drawing seriously until he was 17; after reading Dragon Ball he knew he wanted to be a manga artist. At the age of 18 he submitted his first concept for the series Zombiepowder but it got rejected. Zombiepowder was rejected multiple times until K久保 帯人, also transliterated Taitou Kubo, Taito Kubo, or Jiu bao dai ren.

The son of a town council member in Fuchu, Aki District, Hiroshima. He never took drawing seriously until he was 17; after reading Dragon Ball he knew he wanted to be a manga artist. At the age of 18 he submitted his first concept for the series Zombiepowder but it got rejected. Zombiepowder was rejected multiple times until Kubo was 22, when it finally was accepted by Shonen Jump. It did not last long; it was cancelled after four volumes in late 2000.

His next series, Bleach, about a high school student who becomes a shinigami and fights hollows, was not such a failure. Bleach began regular publication in 2001. It has been running in Weekly Shonen Jump ever since....more